Securing AI News · 6 October–5 November 2026

Securing AI Market Maturity Map

How is the market for securing AI applications and agents evolving, and which vendors show material change in capabilities, commercial traction, workforce, funding, partnerships, customer adoption, positioning or risk?

Products that protect AI systems themselves: the traffic between applications, agents, models and tools; the prompts, outputs and tool calls; the models and their supply chain; and the permissions and identities AI agents act with. It covers startups built for this and the AI security product lines of platform vendors, including those bought in. 48 vendors, 6 October–5 November 2026.

Generated 05 November 2026, 11:54 UTC

Market Maturity MapWhere 39 of the market's 44 vendors are mapped today, based on how active they are, how they are growing and how fast they are moving.

Vendors placed by size and by growth, from public data we collect: headcount, followers, funding, customers, open roles, launches and mentions. It does not rate product quality, customer satisfaction or strategy. Computed 2026-11-05 over the last 90 days.

Highlight

AI security 39

Who is where — Executing 6, Scaling 15, Building 11, Emerging 7; accelerating 2, growing 36, holding 1, innovating 14, hiring 4, raised in the last year 13, acquired 5, large incumbents 9

Marks after a name: ◌ innovating · ⚒ hiring · $ raised in the last year · "(was …)" moved stage since the previous map. Each mark belongs to the name before it.

Executing (6) — the largest vendors: scale of 75 and over

HiddenLayer, Zenity ◌, WitnessAI, Oasis Security, Noma Security ◌, Airia $

Scaling (15) — scale from 50 to 75

Straiker ◌ $, Quilr, Hush Security ◌ $, Cranium AI, Aurascape $, Rein Security $, Lasso Security ◌ $, Harmonic Security ⚒ $, Geordie AI, Singulr AI, Aembit ◌, Clutch Security, AIR Security $, Arthur AI, Mindgard $

Building (11) — scale from 25 to 50

Token Security ◌ ⚒, NeuralTrust ◌ ⚒ $, Operant AI ◌, Vijil ◌ $, Knostic ◌, DeepKeep ◌, Pillar Security, Adversa AI ◌, Giskard, MintMCP ⚒ $, Lumeus.ai

Emerging (7) — the smallest vendors: scale under 25

Guardrails AI $, Lunar.dev, Enkrypt AI ◌, Repello AI, Highflame, Zaun, Optimus Labs

Accelerating (2) — momentum of 67 and over

Zenity, Aembit

Growing (36) — momentum from 33 to 67

Straiker, MintMCP, Vijil, AIR Security, Hush Security, NeuralTrust, Aurascape, HiddenLayer, Knostic, Token Security, DeepKeep, Harmonic Security, Rein Security, Lasso Security, Noma Security, Adversa AI, Operant AI, Giskard, Enkrypt AI, Pillar Security, Mindgard, Geordie AI, WitnessAI, Zaun, Oasis Security, Cranium AI, Guardrails AI, Airia, Arthur AI, Quilr, Highflame, Clutch Security, Singulr AI, Repello AI, Optimus Labs, Lunar.dev

Holding (1) — momentum under 33

Lumeus.ai

Innovating (14) — top third by launches, corroborated launches, research posts and engineering hiring; a marker across every tier

Zenity, Straiker, Noma Security, Aembit, Hush Security, Lasso Security, Token Security, NeuralTrust, Vijil, Knostic, Operant AI, DeepKeep, Adversa AI, Enkrypt AI

Hiring (4) — top third by open roles per 100 staff, with at least 3 roles open; a marker across every tier

MintMCP (9 open roles, 60 per 100 staff), NeuralTrust (6 open roles, 17 per 100 staff), Harmonic Security (9 open roles, 10 per 100 staff), Token Security (5 open roles, 9 per 100 staff)

Raised in the last year (13) — a round dated inside the last 365 days, from the vendor's own post, a matched news event or the Crunchbase news list

MintMCP (round not stated, 2026-10), Lasso Security (Seed, 2026-10), Harmonic Security (round not stated, 2026-10), Rein Security (Series A, 2026-10), Guardrails AI (Seed, 2026-09), AIR Security (Seed, 2026-09), Mindgard (Series A, 2026-08), Hush Security (Series A, 2026-07), Straiker (Series A, 2026-06), NeuralTrust (Seed, 2026-06), Aurascape (Series A, 2026-04), Vijil (Series A, 2025-11), Airia (Seed, 2025-11)

Acquired (5) — on the record, not on the map

Promptfoo — by OpenAI, 2026-03-09; Katanemo — by DigitalOcean, 2026-04-01; Natoma — by Snowflake, 2026-05-27; Portkey — by Palo Alto Networks, 2026-05-29; TrojAI — by A10 Networks, 2026-06-15

Large incumbents (9) — in this market, but too large to compare on size; listed, not on the map

Check Point; Cisco; Cloudflare; CrowdStrike; F5; Kong; Palo Alto Networks; SentinelOne; Zscaler

Analyst notes and adjustments (40)

Zenity: Name collides with the GTK 'zenity' dialog tool; use the search_name for news queries.
HiddenLayer: Broader than app/agent runtime; model scanning and supply chain are a large part of the product.
WitnessAI: Weighted toward employee AI-use governance and policy rather than application-level runtime defence.
Aembit: Workload / non-human IAM vendor first; AI-agent identity is an extension of the same platform rather than its origin.
Hush Security: Launched in 2025 as secretless machine access (vault replacement); the AI-agent identity positioning came with the 2026 Series A. Partly general non-human identity.
Oasis Security: General non-human identity management vendor; agentic access control is a 2025-26 extension of the NHI platform.
Aurascape: Core product is employee AI-use control (shadow AI, data leakage via SaaS AI tools), closer to SSE/CASB than to LLM app or agent runtime security.
Rein Security: New York and Tel Aviv; founded 2024 by Matan Bar-Efrat (CEO) and Netanel Rubin (CTO). Runtime security for AI agents at the point of action, sidecar rather than gateway. 'Rein' alone is a common word; keep 'Rein Security'.
Airia: Broad enterprise AI platform (agent builder, orchestration, gateway); security and governance is one module, not the whole product.
AIR Security: The company writes its name 'AIR' alone on most of its site; 'AIR' as a keyword will collide with ordinary text, so match on 'AIR Security' or the domain.
Harmonic Security: 'Harmonic' alone collides with Harmonic Inc (video), Harmonic (math AI lab) and others; keep the compound.
Token Security: Machine-first / non-human identity vendor; AI agents are one identity class it covers, not the core pitch. 'Token' alone collides with crypto and general usage.
Cranium AI: Weighted toward AI inventory, governance and compliance (AI-SPM) rather than runtime or red teaming; the Aiceberg deal adds agent runtime.
Geordie AI: 'Geordie' is a common word (Newcastle demonym); always search with 'Geordie AI'.
Quilr: Launched in Apr 2025 as a human-risk / 'service-as-software' platform to prevent employee-caused breaches; the agent-governance positioning is from 2026. Small, seed-stage, with vendor-fit still shifting.
Knostic: Endpoint and coding-agent focus rather than LLM application runtime protection.
Clutch Security: General non-human identity and secrets security vendor; AI agents were added to the pitch in 2025. 'Clutch' alone collides with the automotive and sports senses.
Arthur AI: Started as an ML model-monitoring vendor; the agent-security framing dates from the Dec 2025 ADG launch, so older coverage is about observability, not security.
Adversa AI: Homepage in Oct 2026 pitches runtime controls for coding agents (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor), a pivot from the red-teaming business; small team, funding undisclosed.
Giskard: LinkedIn slug came from the homepage JSON-LD sameAs, not a visible footer link. 'Giskard' is also an Asimov character name; search_name may pull fiction references.
Enkrypt AI: Thinly funded ($2.35M disclosed) relative to the rest of the group.
Guardrails AI: 'Guardrails' is a generic term across the whole category; keep the compound 'Guardrails AI'. The only X account on the site is the Snowglobe product handle, not a company handle.
Zaun: Moved from AI in the SOC (market 2 on bugfixing, marked pivoted): now security for AI. Product: Reagent, controls to govern and secure AI use and agents. 'Zaun' alone collides with the German word and the Arcane/League of Legends city; search as 'Zaun AI'. The site's footer links linkedin.com/company/zaun-ai, but company/zaun is the page whose profile reads website zaun.ai (bugfixing read, 26 Aug 2026).
Lunar.dev: Began as an API consumption and rate-limit manager; security value rests on MCPX policy enforcement and auth, not a full security stack.
Lumeus.ai: Small pivot-stage company (about 16 staff); website unreachable at time of check and status conflicting across directories.
Optimus Labs: Secures the AI agent supply chain: finds the SKILLs, MCP servers, plugins and agent harnesses employees run, scores them against the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications, and enforces policy at runtime. Legal name Optimus AI, Inc. 'Optimus' alone collides with Tesla's robot; search as 'Optimus Labs'. HQ country from the US corporate name; founding year not found.
Promptfoo: Acquired by OpenAI (2026-03-09). Collected for the acquirer's news about the product.
Katanemo: Acquired by DigitalOcean (2026-04-01). Collected for the acquirer's news about the product.
Natoma: Acquired by Snowflake (2026-05-27). Collected for the acquirer's news about the product.
Portkey: Acquired by Palo Alto Networks (2026-05-29). Collected for the acquirer's news about the product.
TrojAI: Acquired by A10 Networks (2026-06-15). Collected for the acquirer's news about the product.
Check Point: Lakera keeps its own site and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/lakeraai); the Check Point company page will carry mostly non-AI news.
Cisco: 'AI Defense' without the Cisco prefix is a generic phrase; keep the full product name.
Cloudflare: 'AI Gateway' and 'Firewall for AI' are generic without the Cloudflare prefix; the Firewall for AI name is being retired.
CrowdStrike: 'Pangea' alone is a generic word (geology, Pangea Money Transfer); keep it only with context or drop it.
F5: 'AI Guardrails' without the F5 prefix is the generic category term.
Kong: 'Kong' alone is hopeless (King Kong, Hong Kong); only the product name is usable.
Palo Alto Networks: 'Protect AI' as a keyword can match the generic phrase 'protect AI'; prefer exact-case matching.
SentinelOne: 'Prompt Security' is also a generic phrase ('prompt security' in articles about prompt injection); require capitalised exact match. X handle belongs to the Prompt Security brand, LinkedIn is linkedin.com/company/promptsec.
Zscaler: 'AI Guard' is shared with other vendors' products (Meta Prompt Guard, Lakera Guard); keep the Zscaler prefix.

How the map is computed — weights and rules

Input	Axis	Weight
LinkedIn headcount (latest count)	scale	0.35
Disclosed funding total (optional)	scale	0.30
Customer evidence, weighted, last 12 months named customer in their own words 3, named in the vendor's words 2, unnamed 1	scale	0.25
LinkedIn followers	scale	0.10
Headcount change in the period (optional)	momentum	0.30
Launches and partnerships in the period	momentum	0.25
Earned mentions in the period	momentum	0.15
Open roles per 100 staff	momentum	0.15
Crunchbase growth score (secondary) (optional)	momentum	0.10
Own LinkedIn posts in the period	momentum	0.05

Each input is a percentile rank among the rated vendors; an axis is the weighted mean of its inputs. On the map, the angle is the stage, by scale: Emerging under 25, Building from 25, Scaling from 50, Executing from 75, left to right. The distance from the base is momentum: holding under 33, growing from 33, accelerating from 67. A vendor moves right as it grows and outward as it speeds up.

Executive assessment

4 findings

1 acquisition among the vendors we track.
CrowdStrike completed an acquisition on 3 November.
- CrowdStrike to acquire Dreadnode for automated AI security testing (Reported by multiple independent sources, 3 Nov 2026)
New funding for Harmonic Security, Rein Security.
Harmonic Security raised a $50M series b round led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, bringing total funding to $76 million on 14 October. Rein Security raised a $25M series a round on 8 October. Harmonic Security raised a $50M round on 14 October.
- Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million Series B, Enabling Safe AI Adoption for Millions More Employees (Reported by multiple independent sources, 14 Oct 2026)
- Rein Security Closes $25 Million Series A (Reported by multiple independent sources, 8 Oct 2026)
- Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection (Reported by multiple independent sources, 14 Oct 2026)
Customer announcements from CrowdStrike, Singulr AI, Rein Security, Zscaler and 2 more.
14 customer or deployment announcements, 13 of them naming the customer.
- Cogentrix Energy uses CrowdStrike Falcon for AI security and automation (Vendor sources only, 16 Oct 2026)
- KVC Health Systems runs Singulr AI for AI governance (Vendor sources only, 4 Nov 2026)
- Swimlane runs Rein Security across AI agents and code (Vendor sources only, 4 Nov 2026)
- BioIVT gains visibility into shadow AI using Zscaler Zero Trust (Vendor sources only, 28 Oct 2026)
- World Wide Technology runs LLMaaS on Kong AI Gateway (Vendor sources only, 27 Oct 2026)
30 of 48 vendors had a development.
95 developments in 30 days, plus 9 hiring or headcount signals. The 4 most active vendors account for 36% of them (CrowdStrike 13, F5 7, Kong 7, Zscaler 7). 16 vendors were watched and had none. 2 are not fully collected yet.
- CrowdStrike: 13 developments
- F5: 7 developments
- Kong: 7 developments
- Zscaler: 7 developments
- Palo Alto Networks: 6 developments

Vendors with a development

104 developments · 30 vendors

Vendor	Development	Evidence	Why it matters
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike to acquire Dreadnode for automated AI security testing Acquisition · 3 Nov 2026	benzinga.com · 19 sources Reported by multiple independent sources	Bought by CrowdStrike.
Harmonic Security	Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million Series B, Enabling Safe AI Adoption for Millions More Employees Funding · seen 14 Oct 2026, date unknown	siliconangle.com · 6 sources Reported by multiple independent sources	A $50M series b round.
Rein Security	Rein Security Closes $25 Million Series A Funding · 8 Oct 2026	fintech.global · 6 sources Reported by multiple independent sources	A $25M series a round.
Harmonic Security	Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection Funding · 14 Oct 2026	itsecuritynews.info · 3 sources Reported by multiple independent sources	A $50M round.
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike and NVIDIA Expand AI Agent Security from Software to Silicon Partnership · 21 Oct 2026	esecurityplanet.com · 3 sources Reported by multiple independent sources	CrowdStrike announced expanded collaboration with NVIDIA to extend AI-native security from software to silicon, integrating Falcon Guardian with…
Cloudflare	Cloudflare discloses KV cache exposure in GLM-5.3 Workers AI model Incident · 26 Oct 2026	the company's website · 1 source Vendor sources only	A change at one vendor.
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike launches AI kill switch for Falcon Guardian customers Product expansion · 3 Nov 2026	@undercodenews.bsky.social on Bluesky · 6 sources Also reported independently
Kong	Kong Konnect launches AI Cost Management Product expansion · 4 Nov 2026	@news-it.bsky.social on Bluesky · 4 sources Also reported independently

Other developments (96)

Aembit	Aembit Extends Access Controls to Personal AI Agents	Product launch · 6 Oct 2026	7 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources
Vijil	Vijil launches DART automated red-teaming system for AI agents	Product launch · 7 Oct 2026	4 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources
Adversa AI	Adversa AI launches Coding Agent Security Platform for real-time protection	Product launch · 29 Oct 2026	3 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources
Aembit	Aembit launches security support for personal AI agents like Meta Muse	Product launch · 7 Oct 2026	3 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources
Knostic	Knostic launches agents security platform with Shadow AI focus	Product launch · 22 Oct 2026	4 sources · Also reported independently
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike launches Agentic Adversary Emulation and mobile threat app	Product launch · 4 Nov 2026	3 sources · Also reported independently
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto Networks launches Unit 42 Managed Agentic Endpoint Security	Product launch · 19 Oct 2026	3 sources · Also reported independently
Cisco	Cisco launches DefenseClaw for physical AI security	Product launch · 14 Oct 2026	3 sources · Also reported independently
Cloudflare	Cloudflare launches analytics for AI agent access and access policies	Product launch · 4 Nov 2026	2 sources · Also reported independently
Cisco	Cisco introduces Project Quarry for standardized agent defense language	Product launch · 28 Oct 2026	2 sources · Also reported independently
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike adds PHP2Shell protection to Falcon platform	Product launch · 21 Oct 2026	2 sources · Also reported independently
MintMCP	MintMCP rebrands to Mintive, launches unified AI agent platform	Product launch · 12 Oct 2026	2 sources · Also reported independently
Knostic	Knostic releases Auto Patcher for OpenAnt	Product launch · 11 Oct 2026	2 sources · Also reported independently
Cisco	Cisco’s Privileged Infrastructure Access ties admin and AI agent privileges to the task	Product launch · 26 Oct 2026	1 source · Also reported independently
Cloudflare	Cloudflare: Aegis: The AI Firewall	Product launch · 16 Oct 2026	1 source · Also reported independently
CrowdStrike	Cogentrix Energy uses CrowdStrike Falcon for AI security and automation	Customer evidence · 16 Oct 2026	4 sources · Vendor sources only
Singulr AI	KVC Health Systems runs Singulr AI for AI governance	Customer evidence · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Rein Security	Swimlane runs Rein Security across AI agents and code	Customer evidence · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zscaler	BioIVT gains visibility into shadow AI using Zscaler Zero Trust	Customer evidence · 28 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
WitnessAI	Top-10 US wealth manager selects WitnessAI after evaluating 8 vendors	Customer evidence · 27 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Kong	World Wide Technology runs LLMaaS on Kong AI Gateway	Customer evidence · 27 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
F5	F5 brings application delivery and security to Telenor AI Factory	Customer evidence · 22 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Rein Security	Lemonade uses Rein Security for AI agent protection	Customer evidence · 21 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zscaler	Zuora uses Zscaler for GenAI visibility and data protection	Customer evidence · 21 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Singulr AI	Delta Dental Plans Association uses Singulr AI for continuous governance	Customer evidence · 19 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
HiddenLayer	NetRise uses HiddenLayer to secure AI assets	Customer evidence · 19 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zscaler	Hastings Direct uses Zscaler for Zero Trust AI protection	Customer evidence · 14 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zscaler	Eaton uses Zscaler for AI tool visibility and data loss detection	Customer evidence · 8 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Kong	Prudential Financial, Nationwide, LPL Financial, SIX use Kong	Customer evidence · 8 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Hush Security	Hush Security launches Hush Entitlements for AI agent access	Product expansion · 14 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Aembit	Aembit adds security for OpenAI Dots personal agents	Product expansion · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike adds agent insider threat detection to Agentic SOC	Product expansion · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Arthur AI	Arthur launches Deckard, open source scanner for rogue AI agents	Product expansion · 3 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike expands Falcon Adversary OverWatch to AI and Google Cloud	Product expansion · 30 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike launches Third-Party IOC Management for Falcon Next-Gen SIEM	Product expansion · 30 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Hush Security	Hush Security launches Agentic Issues for AI agent risk	Product expansion · 29 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zscaler	Zscaler launches AI Endpoint Security for zero trust endpoint protection	Product expansion · 8 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Aurascape	Aurascape releases masking, expanded model policy, and enhanced reporting	Product expansion · 7 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike integrates Falcon sensor with Anthropic's Claude Cowork	Partnership · 3 Nov 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
F5	F5 partners with NVIDIA on OpenShell security architecture	Partnership · 27 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto Networks partners with NVIDIA on agentic AI security	Partnership · 21 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Straiker	Straiker partners with Workday on AI agent red-teaming	Partnership · 16 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Token Security	Token Security integrates with Grok Build on coding agent security	Partnership · 14 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike partners with Anthropic to protect Claude Cowork	Partnership · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
F5	F5 partners with Red Hat on AI sovereignty architecture	Partnership · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike, Dell and NVIDIA partner on Falcon for Dell AI Factory	Partnership · 2 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto Networks integrates Cortex XDR with Claude Cowork	Partnership · 2 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
SentinelOne	SentinelOne integrates runtime security with Anthropic's Claude Cowork	Partnership · 2 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto Networks partners with Anthropic to secure Claude experiences	Partnership · 30 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zscaler	Zscaler becomes launch partner for Mistral Large 4 AI model	Partnership · 29 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
F5	F5 partners with PT. Indosat Tbk on enterprise AI service	Partnership · 28 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Kong	ServiceNow and Kong partner to integrate Control Tower with Kong's API platform	Partnership · 28 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Token Security	Token Security partners with Simeio on AI agent identity governance	Partnership · 27 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
F5	F5 partners with Telenor AI Factory on sovereign AI infrastructure	Partnership · 22 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Check Point	Check Point partners with NVIDIA on OpenShell Reference Architecture	Partnership · 21 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Noma Security	Noma Security integrates AI-DR with NVIDIA OpenShell	Partnership · 21 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zscaler	Zscaler integrates Zero Trust platform with NVIDIA OpenShell architecture	Partnership · 21 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Cisco	Cisco AI Defense integrates with Workday Agent Passport	Partnership · 20 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
NeuralTrust	NeuralTrust partners with KPMG España on AI agent security	Partnership · 16 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
CrowdStrike	CrowdStrike partnered with FBI to disrupt FAMOUS CHOLLIMA operation	Partnership · 13 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
F5	F5 partners with Salesforce to embed AI Guardrails in Agent Fabric	Partnership · 11 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Aembit	Aembit adds SPIFFE X.509-SVID and JWT-SVID support without SPIRE	Product launch · 27 Oct 2026	3 sources · Vendor sources only
Kong	Kong releases Insomnia 13.4 with enhanced Git support	Product launch · 29 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Token Security	Token Security launches Rehearsal AI walkthrough feature	Product launch · 26 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto Networks launches Unit 42 Continuous Frontier AI Defense and Prisma AIRS on…	Product launch · 23 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
SentinelOne	SentinelOne adds PHP2Shell protection to Singularity Agent	Product launch · 21 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Aembit	Aembit launches MCP Tool Filtering for AI agent authorization	Product launch · 15 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Token Security	Token Security launches Agentic Universe educational hub	Product launch · 13 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Kong	Kong launches Kong Token Vault for AI agents	Product launch · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Noma Security	Noma Security launches Base44 Compliance API integration	Product launch · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Token Security	Token Security launches Base44 Compliance API integration	Product launch · 4 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Cisco	Cisco launches Foundry platform for LLM security hypothesis verification	Product launch · 2 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zenity	Zenity launches HAMMER maturity model for homegrown agent security	Product launch · 2 Nov 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Check Point	Check Point launches Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrator 200	Product launch · 29 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Noma Security	Noma Security extends AI-DR protection to Grok Bot	Product launch · 29 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Vijil	Vijil launches Dome, an LLM gateway and guardrails solution	Product launch · 28 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto Networks makes Idira agent identity security generally available in Prisma AIRS	Product launch · 27 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
F5	F5 adds agentic AI protections to Distributed Cloud Bot Defense	Product launch · 18 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Cloudflare	Cloudflare introduces continuous evaluation for Verified bots	Product launch · 16 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Kong	Kong launches KSAI agentic engineering platform	Product launch · 16 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Airia	Airia expands governance module with Two-Stage Intake and Living Disclosures	Product launch · 15 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Operant AI	Operant AI launches Agentic Commerce Defense in Agent Protector	Product launch · 15 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zenity	Zenity launches Universal Runtime Control for Claude Enterprise	Product launch · 15 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zenity	Zenity launches security controls for Anthropic's Claude Tag	Product launch · 8 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Enkrypt AI	Enkrypt AI integrates with ChatGPT Enterprise Compliance API	Product launch · 6 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Aurascape	Aurascape hires John Donnelly as VP of Channels	Executive appointment · 16 Oct 2026	2 sources · Vendor sources only
Check Point	Check Point appoints Rafi Kretchmer as Chief Marketing Officer	Executive appointment · 26 Oct 2026	1 source · Vendor sources only
Geordie AI	Geordie AI: 6 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
Harmonic Security	Harmonic Security: 10 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
HiddenLayer	HiddenLayer: 15 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
MintMCP	MintMCP: 17 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
NeuralTrust	NeuralTrust: 6 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
Noma Security	Noma Security: 11 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
Token Security	Token Security: 5 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
WitnessAI	WitnessAI: 8 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only
Zenity	Zenity: 9 open roles	Hiring · this period	1 source · Vendor sources only

What this says about the market

Market formation

Most of the market is new: 25 of the 48 vendors with a known founding year were founded in 2023 or later.

Founding year known for 48 of 48 vendors.

Products versus customers

Product news outweighs customer announcements. Of 95 developments, 50 were product launches or expansions, 24 partnerships and 14 customer or deployment announcements.

Concentration

Activity is spread rather than concentrated: the three vendors hiring most hold 44% of 97 open roles (MintMCP alone 18%); the three most active accounts published 24% of 845 vendor posts; the three best-funded vendors hold 33% of disclosed funding; three vendors account for 36% of 95 developments.

Job listings exist for 14 of 48 vendors; funding is disclosed for 38 of 48.

Developments

RSS6 October–5 November 2026

10,310 records collected → 104 developments

Acquisition

CrowdStrike to acquire Dreadnode for automated AI security testing

Dreadnode's capabilities will be integrated into the Falcon platform.

CrowdStrike · 3 Nov 2026 · 19 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

Funding

Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million Series B, Enabling Safe AI Adoption for Millions More Employees

Total funding reaches $76M; Harmonic protects AI use for enterprise employees.

Harmonic Security · seen 14 Oct 2026, date unknown · 6 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: siliconangle.com, vcnewsdaily.com, the company's LinkedIn post, the company's website, manilatimes.net, Pluto Security nabs $42M to help enterprises secure their…

Funding

Rein Security Closes $25 Million Series A

Round brings total funding to $35 million; company reports 8x revenue growth and 5x customer growth since January 2026 launch.

Rein Security · 8 Oct 2026 · 6 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: fintech.global, itsecuritynews.info, siliconangle.com, vcnewsdaily.com, the company's website, the company's LinkedIn post

Funding

Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection

The cybersecurity startup plans to expand engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK.Read more →

Harmonic Security · 14 Oct 2026 · 3 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: itsecuritynews.info, vcnewsdaily.com, ventureburn.com

Partnership

CrowdStrike and NVIDIA Expand AI Agent Security from Software to Silicon

CrowdStrike announced expanded collaboration with NVIDIA to extend AI-native security from software to silicon, integrating Falcon Guardian with NVIDIA OpenShell secure runtime and planning integration with NVIDIA Sentry for in-silicon enforcement at NVIDIA GTC 2026.

CrowdStrike · 21 Oct 2026 · 3 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: esecurityplanet.com, itsecuritynews.info, the company's website

Incident

Cloudflare discloses KV cache exposure in GLM-5.3 Workers AI model

Configuration mismatch triggered SGLang bug causing cross-request cache exposure; Cloudflare remediated with SGLang.

Cloudflare · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 source · Vendor sources only

Source: the company's website

Product expansion

CrowdStrike launches AI kill switch for Falcon Guardian customers

Also adds agent insider threat detection and expanded cloud coverage for AI security.

CrowdStrike · 3 Nov 2026 · 6 sources · Also reported independently

More: the company's website, CrowdStrike Announces New Native AI Security Innovations on…, the company's LinkedIn post, CrowdStrike: You cannot secure your AI applications without…, New Falcon Cloud Security Innovations Secure the Cloud AI…, CrowdStrike Brings Enterprise Browser Security to the…

Social: @undercodenews.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product expansion

Kong Konnect launches AI Cost Management

Tracks and attributes agent spending across teams, applications, and use cases rather than showing aggregated cloud invoices.

Kong · 4 Nov 2026 · 4 sources · Also reported independently

More: the company's website, the company's LinkedIn post, AI Observability Starts Where API Observability Stops, Introducing Kong AI Cost Management: Understand, Govern…

Social: @news-it.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product launch

Aembit Extends Access Controls to Personal AI Agents

Administrators can revoke access for one user to a specific AI agent without disrupting other permissions.

Aembit · 6 Oct 2026 · 7 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: the company's website, the company's LinkedIn post, Introducing MCP Tool Access Control: Fine-Grained…, Aembit: Access to an MCP server ≠ access to every tool on…, hackernoon.com, lastwatchdog.com, martechseries.com

Product launch

Vijil launches DART automated red-teaming system for AI agents

DART uses adversarial agents for multi-turn testing, integrates with CI/CD, deploys on-prem or air-gapped.

Vijil · 7 Oct 2026 · 4 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: the company's website, helpnetsecurity.com, itsecuritynews.info, the company's LinkedIn post

Product launch

Adversa AI launches Coding Agent Security Platform for real-time protection

The platform blocks attack chains on AI coding agents in under 0.2 milliseconds and is already proven in production.

Adversa AI · 29 Oct 2026 · 3 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: the company's website

Social: @agentsecurityindex.com on Bluesky, @newsen.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product launch

Aembit launches security support for personal AI agents like Meta Muse

Aembit's MCP Identity Gateway authenticates agents via Okta OIDC with full activity chain visibility.

Aembit · 7 Oct 2026 · 3 sources · Reported by multiple independent sources

More: cybersecuritynews.com, lastwatchdog.com, the company's LinkedIn post

Product launch

Knostic launches agents security platform with Shadow AI focus

Platform controls application business flows from user to project, endpoint to browser, and MCP servers to hooks.

Knostic · 22 Oct 2026 · 4 sources · Also reported independently

More: the company's LinkedIn post, Knostic: Introducing Knostic’s agents security platform., Knostic: Introducing Knostic’s agents security platform.

Social: @gadievron.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product launch

CrowdStrike launches Agentic Adversary Emulation and mobile threat app

AI-powered red teaming using SafeMind simulates attacks and validates defenses; both now in early access.

CrowdStrike · 4 Nov 2026 · 3 sources · Also reported independently

More: the company's website, the company's LinkedIn post

Social: @undercodenews.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product launch

Palo Alto Networks launches Unit 42 Managed Agentic Endpoint Security

New offering addresses risks from AI agents accessing sensitive data and executing commands.

Palo Alto Networks · 19 Oct 2026 · 3 sources · Also reported independently

More: securitybrief.in, the company's website, Reinventing Endpoint Security with Cortex XDR One

Product launch

Cisco launches DefenseClaw for physical AI security

Extends AI security governance to robots, drones, factory equipment and building systems.

Cisco · 14 Oct 2026 · 3 sources · Also reported independently

More: the company's website, Agents at the Edge: Extending AI Security Governance to…

Social: @ciscosecurity.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product launch

Cloudflare launches analytics for AI agent access and access policies

Cloudflare launched new analytics to understand personal agent access to sites and more granular access policies.

Cloudflare · 4 Nov 2026 · 2 sources · Also reported independently

More: the company's LinkedIn post

Social: @undercodenews.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product launch

Cisco introduces Project Quarry for standardized agent defense language

The initiative creates standardized detection language for defending against threats targeting autonomous AI agents.

Cisco · 28 Oct 2026 · 2 sources · Also reported independently

More: theregister.com, the company's website

Product launch

CrowdStrike adds PHP2Shell protection to Falcon platform

Detection coverage through behavioral monitoring and exposure management tools for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.

CrowdStrike · 21 Oct 2026 · 2 sources · Also reported independently

More: webpronews.com, the company's website

Product launch

MintMCP rebrands to Mintive, launches unified AI agent platform

Platform integrates MCP gateway, LLM gateway, security monitoring, and agent management for production AI agents.

MintMCP · 12 Oct 2026 · 2 sources · Also reported independently

More: Mintive Blog Blog, the company's website

Product launch

Knostic releases Auto Patcher for OpenAnt

Open-source tool generates vulnerability fixes with evidence-based trust reports and self-challenge capabilities.

Knostic · 11 Oct 2026 · 2 sources · Also reported independently

More: the company's website

Social: @undercodenews.bsky.social on Bluesky

Product launch

Cisco’s Privileged Infrastructure Access ties admin and AI agent privileges to the task

Cisco launched Privileged Infrastructure Access, granting administrators and AI agents temporary, task-specific privileges for network infrastructure work. The product addresses security risks from excessive standing access on routers and switches.

Cisco · 26 Oct 2026 · 1 source · Also reported independently

Source: siliconangle.com

Product launch

Cloudflare: Aegis: The AI Firewall

Cloudflare · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 source · Also reported independently

Source: aegisfw.com

Customer evidence

Cogentrix Energy uses CrowdStrike Falcon for AI security and automation

Two-person team automates ~7 hours weekly, runs 32 SOAR workflows, cut cyber insurance costs 45% saving ~$300,000 over three years.

CrowdStrike · 16 Oct 2026 · 4 sources · Vendor sources only

More: the company's LinkedIn post, CrowdStrike: What AI agents are already running in your…, CrowdStrike: How does a two-person cybersecurity team…, the company's website

Customer evidence

KVC Health Systems runs Singulr AI for AI governance

CIO Lonnie Johnson quoted on confidence to adopt AI at scale without compromising security, compliance or governance.

Singulr AI · 4 Nov 2026 · 1 source · Vendor sources only

Vendor	Disclosed total	Last round
Oasis Security	$195M	—
Zenity	$184M	Series C
HiddenLayer	$156M	Series B
Noma Security	$132M	—
Airia	$100M	Seed
WitnessAI	$86M	Undisclosed round
Straiker	$85M	Series A
Aurascape	$63M	Series A
Arthur AI	$60M	Undisclosed round
AIR Security	$50M	Seed

AWS & Crowdstrike Cybersecurity Accelerator	Geordie AI, Hush Security, Quilr, WitnessAI
Ten Eleven Ventures	Aembit, Geordie AI, Harmonic Security, HiddenLayer
CapitalG	Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Zscaler
Employee Stock Option Fund	Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Zscaler
Lightspeed Venture Partners	Clutch Security, Straiker, Zscaler
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund	Guardrails AI, HiddenLayer, Zenity
NetApp Excellerator	Enkrypt AI, Lasso Security, Portkey
Sequoia Capital	AIR Security, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks
Aaron Applbaum	Clutch Security, Lunar.dev
Acrew Capital	Aembit, Arthur AI
Adam Ely	Hush Security, Promptfoo
Alumni Ventures	Enkrypt AI, Operant AI
Aro Ventures	HiddenLayer, WitnessAI
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator	Lasso Security, Token Security
Ballistic Ventures	Aembit, WitnessAI
Battery Ventures	Hush Security, Operant AI
Crosspoint Capital Partners	Geordie AI, Harmonic Security
EIC Accelerator	DeepKeep, NeuralTrust
Flybridge	Portkey, TrojAI
Frederic Kerrest	MintMCP, Promptfoo
General Catalyst	Geordie AI, Repello AI
Gerhard Eschelbeck	Knostic, Zenity
Kevin Mahaffey	Knostic, Token Security
Lip-Bu Tan	Aurascape, Guardrails AI
Mayfield Fund	Aurascape, Vijil

Token Security	-1.8%	55 → 54
Noma Security	-0.6%	180 → 179
AIR Security	+0.0%	42 → 42
Adversa AI	+0.0%	19 → 19
Aembit	+0.0%	47 → 47

Vendor	Posts	Reactions/post	Mentions by others
Cloudflare	75	68.2	2
F5	69	28.8	0
CrowdStrike	63	153.7	0
Zscaler	56	63.9	1
Noma Security	41	52.7	1
Zenity	37	14.1	16
Check Point	37	92.7	0
Palo Alto Networks	35	238.0	2
NeuralTrust	28	13.8	0
Aembit	26	11.0	6
Straiker	26	46.4	3
SentinelOne	26	139.2	2
AIR Security	23	55.3	1
Kong	22	56.3	6
Rein Security	19	22.9	9
Pillar Security	19	17.2	4
Cranium AI	18	7.4	0
Hush Security	17	14.8	1
Airia	16	18.9	1
Singulr AI	16	10.6	0

Account	Who	Platform	Posts	Reactions	Latest post
@papoo7.bsky.social	221 followers A technical analyst and writer who critically examines AI security developments, particularly Anthropic's tools and models. Posts detailed commentary on LLM…	bluesky	240	195	2026-10-30
@getthebrief.bsky.social	Get The Brief · 68 followers Get The Brief is a daily news and explainer channel posting short-form videos on AI, science, geopolitics, and technology. They cover emerging threats and…	bluesky	189	194	2026-10-25
@undercode.bsky.social	Undercode Testing · 619 followers Undercode Testing is a platform dedicated to analyzing hacking techniques, monitoring hacker posts, and covering the latest in bug bounty tactics and…	bluesky	105	94	2026-11-04
@undercodenews.bsky.social	Undercode News · 519 followers Undercode News is a tech news hub focused on covering AI security, developer tools, and emerging threats. They publish detailed coverage of software updates…	bluesky	59	44	2026-11-04
@communityaws.bsky.social	Vendor staff (Amazon Web Services (AWS)) · AWS Builders Center on 🦋 · 254 followers AWS Builders Center is an official AWS community platform that curates and shares educational content from AWS builders and practitioners. The account posts…	bluesky	46	24	2026-11-03
@bigearthdata.ai	Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai · 8,345 followers BigEarthData.ai is an environmental and climate-focused platform founded by Dr. Glen Barry that curates news and analysis on ecology, environmental policy, and…	bluesky	43	38	2026-11-04
@hacker.at.thenote.app	Hacker & Security News · 1,286 followers A news aggregation account that curates and shares security and hacking news from multiple sources including Hacker News, LifeHacker, and Security Boulevard.…	bluesky	37	30	2026-10-29
@vinkius-mcp-ai.bsky.social	Vendor (Vinkius) · Vinkius · 297 followers Vinkius is an enterprise AI integration platform and marketplace for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that enables secure connection of autonomous AI…	bluesky	37	13	2026-11-04
@broker-wise.bsky.social	Vendor staff (broker-wise.com) · 31 followers Broker-wise is a service provider focused on AI security and risk management for real estate brokerages. They publish location-specific content addressing…	bluesky	37	4	2026-11-03
@opsmatters.com	OpsMatters · 436 followers OpsMatters is a technology news and updates platform that aggregates and publishes the latest product releases, feature announcements, and thought leadership…	bluesky	35	30	2026-11-03
@trynoguard.bsky.social	Vendor (Aether AI) · Aether Ai · 166 followers Aether AI is a platform and content creator focused on 'uncensored' and unrestricted AI models, promoting bypass techniques for safety guardrails and offering…	bluesky	34	19	2026-11-04
@deployedbyai.bsky.social	deployedbyai · 19 followers deployedbyai is a news/monitoring service that tracks AI product launches and feature releases from major vendors like Vercel, Google Cloud, Microsoft…	bluesky	30	49	2026-11-04
@arc-codex.com	Ross Nesbitt · 640 followers Ross Nesbitt is a webmaster and cloud infrastructure specialist who publishes critical technical analysis of AI security products and platforms. Posts…	bluesky	29	7	2026-11-04
@operandicat.bsky.social	Operandi · 306 followers Operandi is an automated content generation account that posts AI-related articles across diverse topics including AI security, agentic systems, compliance…	bluesky	29	4	2026-11-04
@_cybersecurity_	_cybersecurity_ A cybersecurity-focused account that analyzes AI security vulnerabilities, attacks, and defenses. Posts extensively about AI chatbots, agents, prompt injection…	reddit	27	95	2026-11-03
@feedbot.unronritaro.net	116 followers An automated RSS feed aggregator that reposts articles from multiple technology sources. Focuses on web development, Rust programming, AWS infrastructure, and…	bluesky	27	19	2026-11-04
@cscr-bot.bsky.social	arXiv cs.CR Cryptography and Security · 136 followers An automated bot that publishes new papers from arXiv's Cryptography and Security (cs.CR) category to Bluesky. The account shares academic research abstracts…	bluesky	26	2	2026-11-04
@llmrt97173.pds.clear.community	3 followers A security researcher and technical writer who publishes detailed investigations into AI security vulnerabilities, prompt injection flaws, and payment system…	bluesky	26	0	2026-10-31
@ClaudeAI-mod-bot	Wilson Wilson is an advanced technical practitioner focused on AI security and safe deployment practices for Claude. They develop and share workflows for code review…	reddit	22	22	2026-11-04
@watchrrnews.bsky.social	Watchrr · 83 followers Watchrr is a real-time monitoring service that tracks digital outages, incidents, and service recoveries across major cloud and API platforms. They post live…	bluesky	22	16	2026-11-04

Vendor	Status	Country	Founded	LinkedIn headcount	Disclosed funding	Developments, 30d	Open roles	Latest development
Aembit	Changed	United States	2021	47	$42M	5	0	2026-11-04
Cloudflare	Changed	United States	2009	7317	Undisclosed	4	0	2026-11-04
CrowdStrike	Changed	United States	2011	11980	Undisclosed	13	0	2026-11-04
F5	Changed	United States	1996	6279	Undisclosed	7	0	2026-11-04
Kong	Changed	United States	2009	1085	Undisclosed	7	0	2026-11-04
Noma Security	Changed	Israel	2023	179	$132M	4	11	2026-11-04
Rein Security	Changed	United States	2024	36	$33M	3	0	2026-11-04
Singulr AI	Changed	United States	2023	60	$10M	2	0	2026-11-04
Token Security	Changed	Israel	2023	54	$27M	6	5	2026-11-04
Arthur AI	Changed	United States	2018	33	$60M	1	2	2026-11-03
Cisco	Changed	United States	1984	95312	Undisclosed	5	0	2026-11-02
Palo Alto Networks	Changed	United States	2005	23805	Undisclosed	6	0	2026-11-02
SentinelOne	Changed	United States	2013	2997	Undisclosed	2	0	2026-11-02
Zenity	Changed	Israel	2021	267	$184M	4	9	2026-11-02
Adversa AI	Changed	Israel	2021	19	Undisclosed	1	0	2026-10-29
Check Point	Changed	Israel	1993	8646	Undisclosed	3	0	2026-10-29
Hush Security	Changed	Israel	2024	43	$41M	2	0	2026-10-29
Zscaler	Changed	United States	2007	9663	Undisclosed	7	0	2026-10-29
Vijil	Changed	United States	2023	39	$23M	2	0	2026-10-28
WitnessAI	Changed	United States	2023	107	$86M	2	8	2026-10-27
Knostic	Changed	United States	2023	36	$14M	2	0	2026-10-22
HiddenLayer	Changed	United States	2022	184	$156M	2	15	2026-10-19
Aurascape	Changed	United States	2024	85	$63M	2	0	2026-10-16
NeuralTrust	Changed	Spain	2022	36	$20M	2	6	2026-10-16
Straiker	Changed	United States	2024	103	$85M	1	0	2026-10-16
Airia	Changed	United States	2024	155	$100M	1	4	2026-10-15
Operant AI	Changed	United States	2021	41	$14M	1	0	2026-10-15
Harmonic Security	Changed	United States	2023	87	$24M	3	10	2026-10-14
MintMCP	Changed	United States	2023	15	Undisclosed	2	17	2026-10-12
Enkrypt AI	Changed	United States	2022	14	$2M	1	0	2026-10-06
AIR Security	No change	Israel	2026	42	$50M	0	0	—
Clutch Security	No change	Israel	2023	79	$28M	0	0	—
DeepKeep	No change	Israel	2021	33	$10M	0	0	—
Geordie AI	No change	United Kingdom	2025	68	$36M	1	6	—
Giskard	No change	France	2021	21	$2M	0	0	—
Guardrails AI	No change	United States	2023	7	$8M	0	0	—
Highflame	No change	United States	2024	12	Undisclosed	0	0	—
Lasso Security	No change	Israel	2023	65	$36M	0	0	—
Lunar.dev	No change	United States	2022	18	$6M	0	0	—
Mindgard	No change	United Kingdom	2022	39	$42M	0	1	—
Oasis Security	No change	Israel	2022	144	$195M	0	0	—
Optimus Labs	No change	United States	2025	3	Undisclosed	0	0	—
Pillar Security	No change	United States	2023	32	$9M	0	0	—
Quilr	No change	United States	2024	91	Undisclosed	0	2	—
Repello AI	No change	United States	2024	12	$1M	0	0	—
Zaun	No change	United States	2024	13	$2M	0	0	—
Cranium AI	Incomplete	United States	2023	87	$32M	0	1	—
Lumeus.ai	Incomplete	United States	2021	4	$6M	0	0	—
Katanemo	—	United States	2022	2	Undisclosed	0	0	—
Natoma	—	United States	2024	6	$7M	0	0	—
Portkey	—	United States	2023	19	$18M	0	0	—
Promptfoo	—	United States	2024	3	$23M	0	0	—
TrojAI	—	Canada	2019	7	$9M	0	0	—

Source	State	Eligible	Configured	Attempted	Collected	Notes
Company posts (LinkedIn)	checked	53 / 48	53	53	53
Company profiles and headcount (LinkedIn)	checked	53 / 48	53	53	53
Job listings (LinkedIn)	checked	53 / 48	53	53	53
Funding stages, investors and scores (Crunchbase)	checked	53 / 48	53	53	53
Vendor site updates (vendor website / RSS)	some vendors checked	53 / 48	53	48	48	we checked 48 of the 53 vendors we have a way to look up
Finding a vendor's feed (vendor website)	last check is out of date	53 / 48	53	53	53	we last checked 23 days ago, and we aim to check every 7 days
Job listings (the company's own hiring system)	checked	13 / 48	13	13	13
Finding a vendor's hiring system (vendor website)	checked	53 / 48	53	53	53

Coverage	Vendors	%
Being watched	48 / 48	100%
We have seen something from	48 / 48	100%
Posting on LinkedIn in the period	53 / 48	110%
Crunchbase profile read	47 / 53	89%
Have public job listings	14 / 48	29%

What	Published on	We get it from	Whose words
Company posts	LinkedIn	Bright Data	vendor-owned
Company profiles and headcount	LinkedIn	Bright Data	vendor profile
Job listings	LinkedIn	Bright Data	vendor-associated
Job listings (experimental)	Indeed	Bright Data	vendor-associated; we have not yet checked that every listing is the vendor's own
Practitioner discussion	X (Twitter), Reddit, TikTok and Instagram	Xpoz	third-party (earned)
Practitioner discussion	Bluesky	Bluesky (direct)	third-party (earned)
Employee reviews	Glassdoor	OpenWebNinja	third-party (current and former staff)
News	the publication itself	configured news/RSS feeds	third-party (earned)
Vendor site updates	vendor website / RSS	site and RSS collector	vendor-owned
Job listings	the company's own hiring system	the hiring system's public job board API	vendor-associated
Finding a vendor's hiring system	vendor website	site collector	vendor-owned
Finding a vendor's feed	vendor website	site and RSS collector	vendor-owned
Funding and ownership	PitchBook	Bright Data	third-party company data
Company profile and contacts	ZoomInfo	Bright Data	third-party company data
Funding stages, investors and scores	Crunchbase	Bright Data	third-party company data
Disclosed funding totals	imported workbook	operator import	third-party company data

Securing AI Market Maturity Map

Executing (6) — the largest vendors: scale of 75 and over

Scaling (15) — scale from 50 to 75

Building (11) — scale from 25 to 50

Emerging (7) — the smallest vendors: scale under 25

Accelerating (2) — momentum of 67 and over

Growing (36) — momentum from 33 to 67

Holding (1) — momentum under 33

Innovating (14) — top third by launches, corroborated launches, research posts and engineering hiring; a marker across every tier

Hiring (4) — top third by open roles per 100 staff, with at least 3 roles open; a marker across every tier

Raised in the last year (13) — a round dated inside the last 365 days, from the vendor's own post, a matched news event or the Crunchbase news list

Acquired (5) — on the record, not on the map

Large incumbents (9) — in this market, but too large to compare on size; listed, not on the map

Executive assessment

1 acquisition among the vendors we track.

New funding for Harmonic Security, Rein Security.

Customer announcements from CrowdStrike, Singulr AI, Rein Security, Zscaler and 2 more.

30 of 48 vendors had a development.

Vendors with a development

What this says about the market

Market formation

Products versus customers

Concentration

Developments

CrowdStrike to acquire Dreadnode for automated AI security testing

Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million Series B, Enabling Safe AI Adoption for Millions More Employees

Rein Security Closes $25 Million Series A

Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection

CrowdStrike and NVIDIA Expand AI Agent Security from Software to Silicon

Cloudflare discloses KV cache exposure in GLM-5.3 Workers AI model

CrowdStrike launches AI kill switch for Falcon Guardian customers

Kong Konnect launches AI Cost Management

Aembit Extends Access Controls to Personal AI Agents

Vijil launches DART automated red-teaming system for AI agents

Adversa AI launches Coding Agent Security Platform for real-time protection

Aembit launches security support for personal AI agents like Meta Muse

Knostic launches agents security platform with Shadow AI focus

CrowdStrike launches Agentic Adversary Emulation and mobile threat app

Palo Alto Networks launches Unit 42 Managed Agentic Endpoint Security

Cisco launches DefenseClaw for physical AI security

Cloudflare launches analytics for AI agent access and access policies

Cisco introduces Project Quarry for standardized agent defense language

CrowdStrike adds PHP2Shell protection to Falcon platform

MintMCP rebrands to Mintive, launches unified AI agent platform

Knostic releases Auto Patcher for OpenAnt

Cisco’s Privileged Infrastructure Access ties admin and AI agent privileges to the task

Cloudflare: Aegis: The AI Firewall

Cogentrix Energy uses CrowdStrike Falcon for AI security and automation

KVC Health Systems runs Singulr AI for AI governance

Swimlane runs Rein Security across AI agents and code

BioIVT gains visibility into shadow AI using Zscaler Zero Trust

Top-10 US wealth manager selects WitnessAI after evaluating 8 vendors

World Wide Technology runs LLMaaS on Kong AI Gateway

F5 brings application delivery and security to Telenor AI Factory

Lemonade uses Rein Security for AI agent protection

Zuora uses Zscaler for GenAI visibility and data protection

Delta Dental Plans Association uses Singulr AI for continuous governance

NetRise uses HiddenLayer to secure AI assets

Hastings Direct uses Zscaler for Zero Trust AI protection

Eaton uses Zscaler for AI tool visibility and data loss detection

Prudential Financial, Nationwide, LPL Financial, SIX use Kong

Hush Security launches Hush Entitlements for AI agent access

Aembit adds security for OpenAI Dots personal agents

CrowdStrike adds agent insider threat detection to Agentic SOC

Arthur launches Deckard, open source scanner for rogue AI agents

CrowdStrike expands Falcon Adversary OverWatch to AI and Google Cloud

CrowdStrike launches Third-Party IOC Management for Falcon Next-Gen SIEM

Hush Security launches Agentic Issues for AI agent risk

Zscaler launches AI Endpoint Security for zero trust endpoint protection

Aurascape releases masking, expanded model policy, and enhanced reporting

CrowdStrike integrates Falcon sensor with Anthropic's Claude Cowork

F5 partners with NVIDIA on OpenShell security architecture

Palo Alto Networks partners with NVIDIA on agentic AI security

Straiker partners with Workday on AI agent red-teaming

Token Security integrates with Grok Build on coding agent security

CrowdStrike partners with Anthropic to protect Claude Cowork

F5 partners with Red Hat on AI sovereignty architecture

CrowdStrike, Dell and NVIDIA partner on Falcon for Dell AI Factory

Palo Alto Networks integrates Cortex XDR with Claude Cowork

SentinelOne integrates runtime security with Anthropic's Claude Cowork